RIP VAN WINKLE(noun) Did you mean: Rhymes Also try: ripvanwinkleDefinitions There are 3 meanings of the phrase Rip Van Winkle. Rip Van Winkle - as a noun A person oblivious to social changes A person who sleeps a lot The title character in a story by washington irving about a man who sleeps for 20 years and doesn't recognize the world when he wakens Word Variations & RelationsAnagrams Starts R Starts RI Starts RIP Starts RIPV Ends E Ends LE Ends KLE Ends NKLE Starts R & ends E Starts RI & ends E Starts R & ends LE A-Z Proximitiesriotousnesses 13riotries 8riotry 9riots 5rip 5 Rip Van Winkle rip-offrip-roaringripariariparial 10riparian 10